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An Unlikely Friendship: Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Wright Brothers
This month, we join with the National Park Service in celebrating and honoring Black History Month by sharing stories about African American history in the Outer Banks and in our Outer Banks national parks. In 1890 at a small rural high school in Dayton, Ohio, an...
Hatteras Island’s Unique Role in African American History
This month, we join with the National Park Service in celebrating and honoring Black History Month by sharing stories about African American history in the Outer Banks and in our Outer Banks national parks. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is famous for its...
A Mirror to the Past, A Map to the Future: The Freedmen’s Colony at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
This month, we join with the National Park Service in celebrating and honoring Black History Month by sharing stories about African American history in the Outer Banks and in our Outer Banks national parks. Note: Virginia Tillett passed away on October 7, 2021. We...
Meet Your OBX Forever Team: Jessica Barnes
As we begin a new year together, we want to take the time to introduce you to our team - starting with our fearless leader (and Director), Jessica Barnes! Tell us a little bit about yourself ???? I was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia—right outside of...
How you & your parks can help turtles this winter
If you’ve ever walked along the beach of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, you may have been lucky enough to spot a sea turtle or a protected sea turtle nest. According to the park staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, loggerhead, green, leatherback, hawksbill...
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service with your OBX national parks
On January 20, your OBX national parks will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service! According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was...
What memories will your family make in 2020?
When Jeff and Jennifer Schwartzenberg took their family to Wright Brothers National Memorial for the Kite Festival in 2014, they knew they were in for a day of fun. What they didn’t know is that their daughter Kaitlyn (right) – then only 3 years old – would...
Celebrate National Day of the Horse – Meet Jitterbug, Jobelle, Rayo and Captain!
Legend has it the Ocracoke ponies arrived in the Outer Banks with shipwrecked explorers in the 16th or 17th century, and they’ve called the island home ever since. While many of these early ponies were claimed by residents, some were left to roam wild. The National...
2019 First Flight Anniversary Event Celebrates 70th Anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift
This month we are excited to once again celebrate a historic day alongside your OBX national parks and the First Flight Society! On December 17, 1903, two brothers from Ohio made history right here in the Outer Banks. By the time Orville and Wilbur Wright arrived in...
Meet Your Ponies: Sacajawea and Family!
Legend has it the Ocracoke ponies arrived here with shipwrecked explorers in the 16th or 17th century, and they’ve called the island home ever since. While many of these early ponies were claimed by residents, some were left to roam wild. The National Park Service...
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